Envelop attachment.



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To all 'wkom't mag/concern Be it known that I, FRANK G. SHUMAN, a citizen of the'Un'ited States, -residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and .useful Envelop Attachment, of which the following is a specification.`

The device forming the subject matter of this application is an Iattachment adapted to be secured to the rear or front face of a llarge envelop of the sort which is used to envelo D the su ject matter of this appllcatlon has4 contain third or fourth class mail matter, or a parcel post package, the attachment being adapted to hold a sealed envelop in which a bill, letter or other first class mail matter is inclosed.

One object of the present invention is to provide an attachment adapted to hold a small envelop, and adapted to be attached readily to a larger, unsealed envelop or parcel post package, the construction being such that the smaller, sealed envelop may beremoved readily from` the attachment, to permit afseparate Weighing of the small sealed envelop and its contents, and a Weighing of the larger envelop or parcel post package which contains the third or fourth class mail matter.

Specifically, the invention aims to provide an attachment 'of the vclass described, which may be made readily out of a blank of novel form, by folding the blank in a proper v manner.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description .pr0ceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being vunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, 'without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows in rear elevation, a portion of a large whereunto the attachment forming been secured, a portion of a small envelop being shown engaged with the attachment; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the'envelop attachment forming the subject matter of th1s application; Fig. 3 is a section on the l1ne 3 3 of Fi 2; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 1 44 o Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a plan of the blank out of which the attachment is made.

Specification of etters Patent.

' Patented N ov. 14, 1916.

Applicationlled Apri16, 1916. Serial No. 897,484.

` In Fig. 1 of the drawings there is shown a portion of a large main envelop 1, adapted to contaln third or fourth class mail matter, the rear face of the main envelop be1ng deslgnated by the reference character 2.

In carryin out the present` invention there is provlded blank 3 made of a good grade ofpaper, so that the blank will not 'crack' or tear when folded. In the blank 3 holes- 50 are formed. One side 4 of the blank 1s gummed, and the other side 5 of 'the blank is ungummed. The blank 3 is provlded along its longitudinal edges and adjacent its corners with triangular" tabs v 6, the slant edges of which are denoted by the numeral 10. In the slant edges 10 of the triangular tabs 6,- notches 51 are formed. The 4blank 3 is folded along transverse lines Tand 8 to form a body 11, approaching spaced holding strips 12 Aat `the ends of" the body and overlapping the body, the holding strips 12 projecting toward the center of the body, and to form reinforcing strips 14 overlapped. on the holding'stri-ps 12 and projecting toward the ends of the body; By the operation above described, the gummed sides of the parts 12 and 14 are brought together, and the parts 6 are folded to bring their gummed sides together. Then the parts 6 are folded backwardly onto the gummed side of the body 11, and are secured thereto. The holes 50 are brought into alinement, and the notches 51 in the parts 6, coact with the holes 50,

4to form an opening 52 through the structure as shown in Fig. 2.

'Ihe numeral 15 indicates a portion of a small envelop, adapted to be sealed, to contain first class mail matter, and to be inserted at its ends beneath the spaced holding strips 12 in a manner which will be obvious from Fig. 1. l During the insertion of the small envelop 15 beneath the holding strips 12, the holdlng strips and the reinforcing strips ordinarily are lifted up slightly at the points indicated by the reference characters 16 in Fig. 1. In this connection it is to be observed, referring to Fig. 2, that the ungummed sides 5 of the tabs 6 are not -attached to the main envelop 1 and lie adjacent the points 16. Consequently, the attachment will yield slightly, adjacent the points 16, and thus it is not likely that the attachment will be loosened from the main envelop l when the parts 1 2 and 14 are raised slightly at the points 16, to permit the insertion of the small envelop 15.

The exposed face of the body 11 may be suitably inscribed as shown at 17 with directions for use. One of the reinforcing strips 14 may be inscribed as shown at 18 to inform the user that first class postage is to be placed on the envelop 15, and to make manifest any other directions which are considered expedient or necessary. The stamp 30 on the envelop 15 is disclosed through the opening 52.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that there is disclosed in this application, a novel means whereby a sealed envelop containing first class mail matter may be assembled detachably, for separate weighing, with the rear face of a larger envelop adapted to receive third or fourth class matter.

What is claimed is f 1. An envelop attachment fashionedfrom a blank having a gummed side and an 1111- gummed side, the blank bein provided along its longitudinal edges an at'its ends with outwardly projecting tabs, the blank being folded transversely along four lines to form a body, approaching spaced holding strips at the ends of the body and overlapping the' body, and -oppositely projecting reinforcing strips at the inner edges of thev holding strips andy overlying the outer faces of the holding strips, the tabs being overlapped upon the rear, gummed face of the body and being secured thereto.

2. An envelop. attachment fashioned from a blank having a gummed side and an ungummed side, the blank being provided` along its longitudinal edges and at its ends with outwardly projecting tabs, the blank being folded transversely along four lines to form a body, approaching spaced holdin 1 strips at the ends of the body and over apping the body, and oppositely projecting reinforcing strips at the inner edges of the holding strips and over lapping. the outer faces of the holding strips, the above mentioned folding serving -to bring the gummed 'faces of the holding strips and the reinforcing strips together, and servin also to bring the gummed faces of each ta together, the tabs being overlapped on the rear gummed face of the body.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

y I FRANK Gr. SHUMAN. lWitnesses:

EDWARD C. LONG, EDWARD VANA. 

